The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-08
A TIE-UP OVER HIGH HATS.
THE JEHUs OF THE FIFTH AVENUE
STAGES KICK AND WIN

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After q Twenty-feur Reurs' ntrfko
AKainst oei.s In Livery Like Ceachpsss.
A tie-up or lockout on the Fifth avenue
stage line which lasted moro than twenty -four
hours was ended yesterday. II was q queer
little strike. II 10 said that the stockholders,
who are principally Fifth avenue property
ownere desire to head on projects for street
railroad on the avenue, and are not looking for
any dividends on their stock. This may NJ
well DO true as not. for no dividends have been
paid and mono is imminent. Besides the DIM
Guilty Of having no terminuses OF any conse-
ouence, the line, which runs from Bleeckcr
street to Sixty-hrth street, has, nearly all the
time since It began running. been forced into
various erratic and roundabout routes By the
paving operations In different parts Of the
avenue. The stages are good-lookinR affairs,
with dark coach-polished bodies and deep red
running gear. At first the drivers appeared In
black high hats and uniform coats Of blue,
with brass buttons and red facinRs. Conduc-
tors wero also provided in the shape Of small
boys also in uniform. The conductors wero
soon found TO be too expensive feature. md
the work Of taking fares and making change
was transferred to the drivers. The other tony"
features Of tho line also began to mako trou-
bic. The drivers objected to the price Of the
which was 80 and aso Hbefsd
narrog red collars were stif. and there was no
they cost u Apiece ~s and Ssi The a arsSr
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and an having them melt down oI their hsads:
they had to be janmed down on the head hard.
becsine any more than the stock IN trade 81
the grumblers. and the summer uniform at $18.
With gO-cent STRAW hat, was welcomed BY All
after tho men had bought and used up two hats
apiece they began to appear on tho avenue In
BY this time they had BECOME organized into
o0ca, assembly a OF the \; 81 l., ana they 81
bats WAS By dsnsaa
ia s5s s Il Sst gs.t q l{ysiS ga y:
to the expensiveness and discomfort q the
"a scasl snd nat
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to work because t hey would not wear Hish
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one that they did not like to weer high hate,
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dress Coats or the drivers to be invested with
s The lev skas the s Sompsns s had a
band for nothing. But tho men would moi
Nj Mr, BOW tried to get some other drivers.
the e the local With the
horses for scab drivers and went out also.
Conferences were then in order bctween q
the company, By . misund d rstsnding or. as
tude Of tho COMMITTEES. altesn drivers we're gos
they Were at ordered back 70 tHe sta6S
.ssssd ses$ .sss = sir ssSs 9ehss ss ss
Sons vo Ths 5ss se Sgss
Of Il. as the company bad agreed. They com
only u Horses, instead OF it, aud. they de-
while ago should be reemployed. They Ssld
that he was discharged for being on q COM
f mitte p which secured reductiSn 2t the trips
back. His case was dropped. the mon .ssyiSs
that It was done at his request, as he did NOT
want to stand in the way Of their return to
cSas ou An wr' 5sSa Sc the
they were to DO allowed to use rubbing mate
rial, and not to DO restricted to the curry
The high hats were abolished. Il "a undar-
stood that the men will ell wear black Derbys,
to be bought BY themselves. They are also to
d,sss .S Ss thsy please With ths understanding
alike as possible. - 4
Among those Of the Stockholders who as
f.stsd n the 9sgo1ts,oSs yess CAPT
Abous osoot tho mon r1 returned g Work
and for tho rest Of the afternoon and evening
did rushing business.